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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

EDWIN J. MORSE, OF NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS,'ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND JOSIAH D. RICHARDS, OF SAME PLACE.

vllVATCH-GUARD OR SAFETY-CHAIN.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 4 1.745. datcd February 23, 1861.

To all whom it may concern.'

Beit known that I, EDWIN J. MORSE, a resident of North Attleborough, in the county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improved Manufacture of Watclli tion, of it. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the staple-links, and Fig. 5 is a perspective view ot' one ot the groovedblocks composing such chain.

My invention is an improved watch guard or chain as made of two series `.of staple-links and a series of grooved blocks made, comb'tned, and arranged together, substantially as hereinafter described.

In the drawings, a aa, Src.,b b b, 81e., are the two series of staple-links, while c c c, &c., are the grooved blocks. Each of the links is made ot' metal and in the form ot' a long staple, having its legs near their termini bent inward at or about at right angles, as shown in Fig. 4.- Eaoh -grooved block is a long blockV or prism of glass, jet, or other suitable material, grooved lengthwise on each of its four sides, and being formed of a length somewhat less than that of the staple-links and of a width to receive with-in the grooves of either of its two opposite sides the legs of one ot' the staple links, and so that While the shoulders or but ends of the legs of the link may close against one end ot the block the middle ofthe link may project beyond the other end or" the link, and with it form an eye for the reception of another. staple link. `There are two staplelinks, a b, to each grooved block, they being made to clasp it on its four sides, and are arranged With respett .o it so as to form an ey e at both of its ends.

ln making the chain or guard each staplelink a is hooked into a staple-link, b, the whole being combined and arranged as shown in Figs. l and 2.

One extremity of the chain may have a snap or catch hook, H, of the ordinary kind, by which the chain may be connected to awatch.

The other end of the chain may be providedy the series of grooved blocks made, combined,A

and arranged together, substantially as here inbefore explained.

EDWIN J. MORSE.

Witnesses:

It. H. EDDY, J. D. RICHARDS. 

